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→ jan 17—feb 4, 2012
theatre • dance • multimedia • music
pushfestival.ca
internationalperformingarts festivalannual report 2012
pHotoS. Cover: jorge macchi; p.3 Almighty Voice and His Wife: nadya Kwandibens; p.4 club Push:
tim matheson; p.5 max Wyman: Yukiko Onley, Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata:
david cooper; p.6&7 2012 festival photos: tim matheson, taylor mac: jack atley, Looking for a Missing
Employee: houssam mchaiemch; p.8 Famous Puppet Death Scenes: jason stang, tanya tagaq: nadya
Kwandibens, Studies in Motion: eadweard muybridge, Crime and Punishment: tim matheson,
Shadows: William Yang; taylor mac: drew Gerasi, Haircuts by Children: john lauener, Soledad Barrio
and Noche Flamenca: steve mayeda, Black Rider: ian jackson, 2011 festival photos: tim matheson, Jerk:
mathilde darel, Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata: david cooper; p.10 No. 2: aaron K,
beat nation: robert dewey, Almighty Voice and His Wife: nir bareket; p.11 Photos by tim matheson;
p.12 Amarillo: eric boudet; p.13 beat nation: chris randle; p.14 Guided Tour: Peter reder; BaCk Cover
taylor mac: Ves Pitts, El pasado es un animal grotesco: matias sendon, Amarillo: roberta blenda.
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pushfestival.ca ←
Quite simply, PuSh is about pushing
artistic boundaries. It’s about finding
that line that some might be afraid
to cross and crossing it anyway.
And in so doing, we not only have
the opportunity to engage our
audiences, but perhaps even enter
into something together that expands
our horizons.
Ultimately, to be PuShed is to be
moved, just a little bit more… to
laughter, to tears, even to anger. But
the result is a shared, transformative
experience. It is what we believe the
performing arts are here to do. And it
is our greatest wish to cross that line
together with you.
Have you
been Pushed?
2 0 1 2 C o m m u n i t y P a r t n e r s : A r t s C l u b t h e At r e C o m p A n y, b o C A d e l l u p o , C A p i l A n o u n i v e r s i t y, C e n t r e A , C h A n C e n t r e f o r t h e p e r f o r m i n g A r t s , Contemp or Ary Art gAllery, the CultCh , the dAnCe Centre , gr Anville isl And, grunt g A llery, m ovent, musi C o n m Ain , ne wo r ld the Atr e , pi the Atr e , sfu wo o dwArd ’ s , ro und h o use Co m munit y Ar t s And reCre Ati o n Centre , rumb le p r o d u C t i o n s , t h e At r e At u b C , t h e At r e C o n s p i r A C y, t o u C h s t o n e t h e At r e , turning p oint ensemble , vAnCouver Art gAllery, vAnCouver moving the Atre .
A Meeting PlAce for creAtive Minds» A performAnce think tAnk of ever-increAsing reAch « VanCouVer magazine
AttendAnCe C 23,37619 dayS. 14 perFormance venueS 160+ perFormanceS and eventS
17 maIn program SHowS, 3 full weeks of Club push, attaCks Lab workshoPs, an oPening night gaLa, 15 free artist taLks and the assembLy networking eVent.
250+ artIStS Presented work from Canada, united states, united kingdom, sPain, JaPan, Lebanon, new zeaLand, argentina, the netherLands and mexiCo.
52,600,000 mediA impressions aCross Print, radio, tV and onLine, inCLuding 222 feature artiCLes.
60,514 visits from 36,157 unique visitors to PushfestiVaL.Ca.
16 board members, 7 Per m anent staff, 24 ContraCtors, 12 young ambassadors, 25 Leaders CounCiL members and oVer 100 VoLunteers.
84% AverAge house CApACity for PerformanCes with 31 sellouts
3,500 faCebook fans
2,700 twitter foLLowers
6,600 emaiL List
impression numbers verified by mrp mediA relAtions points.
edUcAting tHe HeArt (the dalai lama calls it “educating the heart.” Karen
armstrong, the celebrated british author and former nun,
calls it compassion. Others call it touching the soul.
helping people understand the ways of the world through
others’ eyes—letting us know that there is more in heaven
and earth than is dreamed of in our own philosophy—has
always been at the core of the artist’s purpose.
Push has its finger on that compassionate pulse. its ability
to shine a sympathetic and provocative light into the hidden
and unlikely corners of human existence is one important
reason why the festival draws such a passionately partisan
audience. it offers the kind of experience we all long to have
when we engage with other people’s creative expression.
experience that changes us by showing us the emotional and
spiritual lives of other individuals. experiences that educate
the heart.
this year’s festival was rich in those moments: the fierce
search for some kind of social justice in Amarillo, the dilemma
of how to deal with truly good men that lies at the heart of
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot, the spiritual crush of the 21st-
century office (Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell
Speech), the loneliness that permeates the human condition
(Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata, as well
as taylor mac’s solo stand-up Comparison is Violence at club
Push, two very different shows with moments of immense
poignancy behind their comedic facades), the tyranny of
totalitarianism (Looking for a Missing Employee), the defiant
assertion of aboriginal identity (Almighty Voice and His Wife).
We even had a real-life, heart-stopping moment of our own,
when executive director norman armour, who is ultimately
responsible for everything that Push does, collapsed during
intermission at club Push and was rushed to hospital with a
heart attack.
as you will see from his accompanying message, he’s rested,
repaired and back with us now, deep into planning for the
2013 festival—which shows every indication of continuing
to amplify and deepen the connections Push makes with its
audiences and their yearnings … in the theatre, the concert
hall, the gallery, even on the street.
i talked in this space last year about the need for a year of
consolidation and development in the face of the financial
challenges facing everyone who works in the cultural sector.
in a tense climate that has already seen the unfortunate
death of the Playhouse theatre company, Push’s board and
management have spent the year working to reinforce the
organization’s stability. because we know that without a
realistic grip on human resources, financial stability and
governance we won’t fulfil our central function, which is to
turn vision and inspiration to reality.
as you will see from our financial statements, we have been
able to maintain our financial health and keep the organization
on an even keel. We are all proud of that. it is a tribute to the
expertise and professionalism of our management team.
but we couldn’t have done it without the sustained support
of visionary public funders at every level of government, the
distinguished members of our leaders council, our tireless
and devoted board, and generous sponsors and donors from
all parts of our community.
thank you all. You make it possible for Push to continue to
touch us, engage us, enrage us, delight us and make us joyous,
help us build a more compassionate and understanding world
together … in short, to continue to educate our hearts.
max wyman, ocPresident, Board of directors
Club push )club Push—the social hub of the festival—expanded
to three weeks and was highlighted with sold-out
performances by mary margaret o’Hara in her first-
ever performance in Vancouver, and the return of
taylor mac. music programming ranged from the
raucously energetic sounds of Geoff berner and bend
sinister, to the folk ballads of new Zealand’s don
mcGlashan, to the hip-hop sensibility of Kinnie starr
and the members of beat nation live. the trampoline
hall lecture series returned, alongside a comedy night
with ryan beil and charles demers and cutting-edge,
independent new work from craning neck theatre,
the chop theatre and hand2mouth theatre.
Presented with Theatre Conspiracy.
the AboriginAl series )the 2012 Push festival aboriginal series presented
by Vancity featured the shows No.2 and Almighty
Voice and His Wife, performances by Ghostkeeper
and beat nation live, as well as a keynote manifesto
address at the Push assembly on “staging ethnicity”
by acclaimed first nations actor, choreographer,
director and educator michael greyeyes. its aim
was to profile compelling and virtuosic projects in
order to transform perceptions, provoke questions
and explore tensions through a range of indigenous
performance, fostering a broader understanding and
interaction of contemporary indigenous artists and
their diverse cultures.
tHe very Best in conteMPorAry PerforMAnce ↓» Just when you thought it was safe to escape winter and hibernate, the wildly eclectic PuSh Festival gives reason to go out every night. «
The vanCouver Sun
sHowcAsing innovAtion + AniMAting new creAtion ↓Push 2012 saw first-time presentations from: leBanon with
rabih mroué’s Looking for a Missing Employee and The Pixelated
Revolution, meXIco with teatro linea de sombra’s Amarillo, and
SpaIn with Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca.
do you wAnt whAt i hAve got? A CrAigslist CAntAtA )following its Push-commissioned premiere at the club in 2009, a new
full-length version of the heartfelt song cycle Do You Want What I
Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata—brainchild of bill richardson and
Veda hille—was presented with the arts club theatre company
at Push 2012. a runaway hit with packed houses, the show was
extended by an additional week due to popular demand.
fyodor dostoyevsky’s the idiot )the award-winning team that premiered Crime and Punishment at
the 2005 Push festival returned with a critically acclaimed musical
adaptation of dostoyevsky’s feverishly comic and haunting social
critique, The Idiot.
Presented with Theatre at UBC and commissioned by PuSh.
» This feast of cutting-edge interdisciplinary work spices up the winter blahs with surprises at every turn, from here and around the globe «
The GeorGia STraiGhT
» Nothing else delivers so smart an infusion of theatre to the West Coast. The eight-year-old PuSh Fest is more than a simple collection of quality imports, though. It is also a rigorous examination of the nature of performance and performativity. «
The GloBe and Mail
» push is ConCeived And produCed by NormaN armour of rumble ProductioNs aNd KatriNa duNN of touchstoNe theatre as a three-show "Push PerformaNce series"
» iN aN iNaugural collaboratioN with the daNce ceNtre, Push moves towards PreseNtiNg multi-disCiplinAry work
» first push internAtionAl performing Arts festivAl with NiNe shows
» first opening gAlA : six-hour duratioNal Piece Quizoola (forced eNtertaiNmeNt, sheffield) oN graNville islaNd
» iNdividual doNatioNs $15,000+, Number of doNors 94
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
BreAking new groUnd ↓
» the georgiA strAight becomes the fouNdiNg media sPoNsor of Push
» first world premiere : Crime and punishment (Neworld theatre aNd vaNcouver moviNg theatre)
» first Commission : nunavut (KroNos Quartet/taNya tagaQ)
» five-PersoN board of directors, budget $500,000
» five-year strategic PlaN created
» first pArtnership with arts club theatre comPaNy oN a sold-out ruN of the BlaCk rider (November theatre, edmoNtoN)
» lauNch of the push Assembly NetworKiNg eveNt
» fifth push internAtionAl performing Arts festivAl with 19 shows
» leAders CounCil introduCed with a membershiP of 22 cultural iNflueNcers
» Club push expAnds to three weeks with two sold-out Nights featuriNg mary margaret o’hara aNd Peggy lee
» lArgest AudienCe : la marea (mariaNo PeNsotti, bueNos aires) outdoor eveNt iN gastowN draws over 6,500 PeoPle
2009 2010 2011 2012
» lAunCh of Club push with theatre coNsPiracy at PerformaNce worKs oN graNville islaNd
» 17-PersoN board of directors, budget $1,040,000
» nine shows presented As pArt of the vAnCouver 2010 CulturAl olympiAd, iNcludiNg the show must go on—the first PerformaNce to taKe Place iN the fei aNd miltoN woNg exPerimeNtal theatre at sfu woodward’s
» Push lauNches official celebratioNs of vAnCouver’s 125th AnniversAry together with the city
» signifiCAnt ongoing sponsor pArtnerships are established with vAnCity aNd Ctv
» vaNcity suPPorts aN AboriginAl performAnCe series
» budget $1,459,000
» followiNg its Push-commissioNed Premiere at the club iN 2009, the full-leNgth versioN of Do You WanT WhaT i have goT? a craigslisT canTaTa (bill richardsoN aNd veda hille, vaNcouver) beComes the runAwAy hit of the 2012 festival
» individuAl donAtions $69,000+, number of donors 250+
» young AmbAssAdors Program iNitiated
» lArgest CAst: 100% vanCouver (theatre rePlacemeNt/sfu woodward’s, vaNcouver) with 100 everyday vaNcouverites oNstage
C a unique community ticketing program sponsored
by Vancity substantially increased the accessibility
of the festival by distributing approximately 1,000
complimentary tickets to members of first nations
communities.
» We work in a racialized environment. The show [Almighty
Voice and His Wife] gave us a space to talk about how
racism and history affects us and our work. Through
art we are able to make sense of our lives. Thanks to
Vancity and to PuSh for giving us this opportunity!! «
participant in the community ticketing program
C free events included The Pixelated Revolution, a
work-in-progress by rabih mroué, the Eat the Street
awards ceremony, and a free screening of the film
Norteado prior to a performance of Amarillo.
C free artist talks connected audiences
with artists in a variety of capacities
throughout the three weeks of the
festival. these conversations took place
through the hugely popular post-show
talkbacks, and various pre-show talks
and roundtables.
C twelve young ambassadors were
closely involved in the 2012 festival. this
program integrates the next generation
of Vancouver’s young arts professionals
into the cultural sector, offering
them behind the scenes knowledge,
international networking opportunities
and dynamic work experience.
C The puSh assembly offered global networking opportunities and forums for
artists and industry professionals, while attacks lab workshops connected
established and emerging theatre directors and practitioners with some of
the most daring voices in contemporary theatre.
» It is such a privilege to attend affordable workshops that feeds one as an
artist and opens the mind to new creative possibilities. As interdisciplinary
artists, we are even more hungry than usual for creative workouts so these
opportunities are very precious to us… What a gift! «
Lori Weidenhammer, attacks Lab Workshop attendee
generAting diAlogUe And excHAnge ↓Push stimulates audieNce aNd PerformiNg arts iNdustry eNgagemeNt through iNteractiveforums, outreach aNd aNcillary activities that geNerate dialogue aNd exchaNge.
Big At HeArt, wide in vision, deeP in resoUrcefUlness (the 8th edition of the Push international Performing arts festival
proved to be one of the most rewarding and exhilarating festivals
yet. audiences responded with enthusiasm to an expansive
program of work from Vancouver, across canada and around
the world.
this year saw a major step forward for the development of the
festival’s audience. no matter what the show, the venue or the
performance, one witnessed a remarkable diversity of patrons.
attendance hovered between 80 and 84%. this is a significant
achievement given the sheer range of work. but perhaps it’s no
surprise—Push audiences have steadily evolved over the past
eight years into a deeply loyal, adventurous and spirited group.
Our organization also demonstrated a great degree of resiliency.
While my sudden and rather dramatic illness in the midst of the
2012 Push festival was somewhat disconcerting, both board
and staff pulled together and oversaw the festival’s final week
with great calm and professionalism—a real testament to the
underlying health and vitality of the organization. and rest
assured, my own wellbeing is also on solid ground.
On the management side of things, a new three-year business
plan was unveiled, along with a strategy for succession of senior
staff. a major upgrade of our database system was undertaken.
as well, we again fine-tuned the responsibilities of various
contracted personnel for production and communications, in
order to keep pace with the festival's continual growth. all of
these improvements will more than prove their worth over time.
at the end of april, sherrie johnson stepped down as senior curator
to take up a new position as artistic director for an inaugural
arts and cultural festival in the new england area. sherrie has
been instrumental in the growth and development of the Push
festival for the past six years. it is with both sadness and joy that
i wish sherrie all the best in her dynamic new leadership role.
With all endings, there are also new beginnings. here there is
the opportunity to begin a process for making new investments
in our curatorial resources and relationships. the coming year
will be an exciting time for renewal.
the 2012 Push international Performing arts festival proved
once again that arts and culture are front and centre in the lives
of british columbians. indeed, Push has come a long way since
its modest beginnings. big at heart, wide in vision, and deep
in resourcefulness, the festival has evolved into a signature
event for Vancouver—much beloved and eagerly anticipated
each and every january.
norman armour
executive director
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commISSIonIng cIrcle For FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY ’S THE IDIOT
mary and herb auerbach, chris dobrzanski, margo harper, ben jones and margaret mccullogh, susan mendelson, leonard schein, r&j stern family foundation.
SuStaInIng donorS
me&lewis ideas inc., bing thom foundation.
curatorS cIrcle ( $1000+ )
anonymous (1), norman armour, leanne averbach, russ and ellen cmolik, Peter dickinson, chris dobrzanski, marie-claire dy, christopher fleck, margo harper, Peter herrndorf, jane heyman, anndraya luui, susan mendelson, leslie nolin, the Organizational culture Group, alyson rimmer, janet rogers, leonard schein, jennifer stanley, r&j stern family foundation, Paul and joan Whitney, fei Wong, max Wyman.
advocateS ( $500–999 )
anonymous (1), robert armour, mary and herb auerbach, lorna brown, melina and meghan buckley, richard cavell, Kori chan, deena chochinov and eric Posen, michael dobbin, ian and teddy forsyth, Kent Gallie, christopher hunt, melusine foundation, chris Kantowicz, sudha Krishna, dd Kugler, ronald lauenstein, Ken manning, Paula martin, linda and Ward mcmahon, alice niwinski, bill richardson, ilze roffey, minna schendlinger, michael and andie skene, lainé slater, michael stevenson, barb Whiteman.
SupporterS ( $150–499)
anonymous (10), evan and ingrid alderson, nancy arnoldi, m.K. barclay, lance blanchette, rudy carlson, Yok leng chang, jude coffin, barbara cole, ann connors, ann coombs, Paula danckert, elvy del bianco, skyrocket digital inc., bea donald, eugene and carmencita dy, Kathy evans, dani fecko, alex ferguson, heather fraser, colby fulton, dr. matthew Garrey, carole Gerson, tony Giacinti, Kara Gibbs, julia Gibson, linda Gorrie, Kenneth Owen Gracie, john mclaughlin Gray, Kathy Greenberg, bruce haden, aamer haleem, stan hamilton, dr. evelyn j. harden, mary henley, Patricia and john hogarth, rosemary hopkinson, david hudgins, elsie jang, liesl jauk, ben jones and margaret mccullogh, heather Kennedy, david Kerr, Gerry Kowalenko, larissa lai, sylvia lanz, jo ledingham, mi-jung lee, jonathan leebosh, susan loadman, Gloria loree, tara loseth, jocelyn macdougall, elizabeth
macKenzie, dan mangan, laurel march, melody mason, doug mcarthur, judy and james mcfarlane, lindsay mcmahon, nathan medd, don millar, laura moore, dan murphy, everclean building services, fraser norrie, Wendy Oberlander, bobbi Parker, david Pay, judith Penner, tim Porteous, Geraldine Pratt, cindy reid, sue ridout and bruce mohun, rachel rocco, mary schendlinger, michael shamata, Kathryn shaw, evann siebens, bountiful films, erin smith, joel and dana solomon, betty Verkuil, stephen Williams, jean Wilson, rhodri and suzanne Windsor-liscombe, baldwin Wong, max Wyman and susan mertens.
FrIendS ( $20–149 )
anonymous (13), Vikky alexander, Kate armstrong and michael tippett, jane banfield, louise bentall, jeremy berkman and sheila macdonald, fiona black, heather blakemore, dawn brennan, latifah brett, sara bynoe, neil cadger, naomi campbell, Katharine carol, jeremy collie-holmes, howard dancyger, alexander daughtry, dave deveau, margaret dickson, maria dobrinskaya, heather doerksen, Keith donegani, Kathleen duborg, lesley duffy, Katrina dunn, laura efron, ethan faber, diana filer, christopher flak, laurie Guy-sharp, craig hall, shannon hargrove, andrea henning, leslie hoffman, Wendy holm, Wendy hulko, terry hunter and savannah Walling, Kristen johnson, jessie johnston, linda johnston, cathy Kearney, alison Kelly, lori Kessler, nancy Knickerbocker, emily larkman, brenda leadlay, john Graham lee, david lee, Karen love, rachel lowry, lauri lyster, Paddy macleod, lydia marston-blaauw, john mason, tim matheson, ann mcdonell, michael mcGuire, Karie mcKinley, john and marilyn mcVicar, john mendoza, Grant minish, Kevin mooney, Kirsty munro, janet munsil, catherine murray, susin nielsen, jan O’brian and Geoff meggs, dennis and Paula O'brien, ellie O'day, david Parkes, lisa Pearlman, cory Philley, susan Pond, murray Price, brian Quirt, brigitte relova, margaret reynolds, eva sharell, George shipley, Karen shuster, Peter and rosa stenberg, Paul tanguay, Vera tatko, lee taylor, anona thorne, camilla tibbs, rebecca toolan, melissa tsang, doug tuck, Owen underhill, annabel Vaughn, mauro Vescera, cindy Waites, hal Wake, jerry Wasserman, christianne Wilhelmson and john Webber, eliott Wilkes, richard Wolfe, janelle Wong-moon, cynnie Woodward, jonathan Woodward, james and Kathryn Woodward, cheryl and joe Wozny, maiko bae Yamamoto and Kevin macduff.
gIFtS In memory or In Honour
Patrick murray in honour of brendan agnew for new Years 2011, Gloria and bob dickinson in honour of Peter dickinson, jo ledingham in memory of lloyd dykk, sarah hayward in memory of betty Parsons, Gerry Kowalenko in memory of etal swedahl “miss you a lot etal. always.”
As of June 6, 2012.
For more information about the patrons circle, contact jocelyn macdougall in the development department at 604.605.8284 ext 202 or [email protected]. You can also learn more online at pushfestival.ca.
» my belief in push began as an audience member, which in turn led me to become a donor. i first gave and continue to give to push because, as a live performance junkie, it satisfies all of my requirements: it brings together the best local, national and international artists working in music, dance, theatre, and multimedia performance over a jam-packed two and half weeks in the darkest days of winter, and lets me buy a pass to see as much as i can. i give to push because the work i see never fails to move me, or to incite me.«
p e t e r d i C k i n s o n , d o n o r + b o A r d m e m b e r
exPAnding HoriZons ( » Groundbreaking works by some of the world's most innovative theatre makers, choreographers, musicians and multimedia artists « The GloBe and Mail
the financial outcomes for the 2012 Push festival mirrored our
achievements in the areas of programming, communications, attendance
and community engagement. it was an ambitious and exciting year.
increasing earned and contribute revenues as both a dollar figure
and overall percentage was a major priority for 2012. We fulfilled our
commitment to diversify revenues, so that the organization was not
overly reliant on any of the three major revenue streams.
We managed our expenses in such a way that administration,
communications and development benefited from levels of investment
that equaled those for artistic, curatorial and production. this included
significant new monies in communications and development, in
order to attract and steward major corporate partners. increases in
corporate support were dramatic, as were increases in individual giving.
community support in the form of in-kind goods and services remain
high—a strong indicator of the Push festival's relevance.
ToTal BudGeT $1.46 millionCorporaTe SponSorShip and donaTionS $120,000+individual donaTionS $69,000+ from 250+ Donors
F o U N D AT I o N S 2%I N D I V I D U A L D o N AT I o N S 17%
I N K I N D 38%C o R P o R AT E 28%
C o M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S H I P S 13%o T H E R 2%
G r a n t
41%
e a r n e d
29%
c O n t r i b u t e d 30%
exPenses ↓ revenUe ↓
a r t i s t i c / c u r a t O r i a l 31%
d e V e l O P m e n t & c O m m u n i c a t i O n s
25%
P r O d u c t i O n
22%
a d m i n
22%
2012
Pushinternational performing arts festival ↓
StaFF
exeCutive direCtor norman armour
managing direCtor minna sChendLinger
senior Curator sherrie Johnson
CommuniCations manager kara gibbs
interim development manager JoCeLyn maCdougaLL
development manager bobbi Parker (on leave)
operations manager Lindsay mCmahon
Business manager Linda gorrie
assoCiate Curator dani feCko
media relations eLLie o’day
audienCe serviCes managers
JaneLLe wong-moon, oLga aLexandru
operations assistant stePhan Van eeden
outreaCh Coordinator tara traVis
hospitality Coordinator Leanne zaCharias
artist serviCes mariJka asbeek brusse
volunteer Coordinator baLi singh
manager of reCognition and speCial events sara bynoe
produCtion manager daVid kerr
teChniCal direCtor Jeremy baxter
festival photographer tim matheson
graphiC design & Creative planning me&Lewis ideas inC.
( PauL meehan, Jeff Lewis, adam mCdonneLL & James faLLoon )
weBsite Creation and design hey shauna web design
( shauna kaendo, karLa wakefieLd & daVid sword )
cluB puSH
Curators norman armour,
tim CarLson, Veda hiLLe
manager heather Lindsay
media relations emma LanCaster
teChniCal team Peter gerenCher,
keLLy saVage, CaLum smith,
wiLLiam weLLs
attackS laB
Curators anita roChon, dani feCko, Craig haLL
oUr Mission The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival engages and enriches audiences with adventurous contemporary works in a spirit of innovation and dialogue.
PuSh is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts.
The PuSh Festival expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. The Festival showcases acclaimed international, Canadian and local artists and mixes them together with an alchemy that inspires audiences, rejuvenates artists, stimulates the industry and forges productive relationships around the globe.
The Festival is a broker of international partnerships, a meeting place for creative minds, a showcase of Canada’s best and an incubator of brilliant new work.
Board oF dIrectorS
president max wyman, oC
viCe-president donna P. wong-JuLiani
viCe-president Jane heyman
treasurer Chris dobrzanski
seCretary Chris kantowiCz
Peter diCkinson, marie-CLaire dy
kent gaLLie, margo harPer
ronaLd Lauenstein
ken manning, aLiCe niwinski
LesLie noLin, aLyson rimmer
Janet rogers, Lainé sLater
leaderS councIl
gLenn aLteen
roberta beiser
wende Cartwright
marie CLements
barbara CoLe
mo dhaLiwaL
marie-héLène faLCon
sam feLdman
ViCki gabereau
John maCLaChLan gray, oC
Peter herrndorf, oC, o. ont
sudha krishna
kristina Lee PodesVa
gLoria Loree
Chris Lorway
PauL meehan
sCott miChaeLs
gwyn roberts
Leonard sChein
JoeL soLomon
miChaeL steVenson
bing thom
miChaeL turner
PauL whitney
fei wong
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